Fail Safe

Fail Safe is a 1964 American Cold War political thriller film directed and produced by Sidney Lumet, adapted by Walter Bernstein from the 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler.

Directed by

• Sidney Lumet

Cast

• Henry Fonda The President
• Walter Matthau Prof. Groeteschele
• Fritz Weaver Col. Cascio
• Larry Hagman Buck
• Frank Overton Gen. Bogan
• Edward Binns Col. Jack Grady
• Dan O'Herlihy Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
• William Hansen Defense Secretary Swenson
• Russell Hardie Gen. Stark
• Janet Ward Helen Grady

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